diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 168ee78027..df704fe369 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
             ConfigFlatten,
             ConfigMeta,
             ConfigReset,
+            ConfigUseColors,
         };
 
         // Math
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_use_colors.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_use_colors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28537535ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/config_use_colors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ConfigUseColors;
+
+impl Command for ConfigUseColors {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "config use-colors"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build(self.name())
+            .category(Category::Env)
+            .input_output_type(Type::Nothing, Type::Bool)
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "Get the configuration for color output."
+    }
+
+    fn extra_description(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"Use this command instead of checking `$env.config.use_ansi_coloring` to properly handle the "auto" setting, including environment variables that influence its behavior."#
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        _stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let use_ansi_coloring = engine_state
+            .get_config()
+            .use_ansi_coloring
+            .get(engine_state);
+        Ok(PipelineData::Value(
+            Value::bool(use_ansi_coloring, call.head),
+            None,
+        ))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/mod.rs
index d596eb57b9..2981aff313 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/config/mod.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ mod config_env;
 mod config_flatten;
 mod config_nu;
 mod config_reset;
+mod config_use_colors;
 
 pub use config_::ConfigMeta;
 pub use config_env::ConfigEnv;
 pub use config_flatten::ConfigFlatten;
 pub use config_nu::ConfigNu;
 pub use config_reset::ConfigReset;
+pub use config_use_colors::ConfigUseColors;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/mod.rs
index 3f9312ed13..62a9e4d116 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/env/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub use config::ConfigFlatten;
 pub use config::ConfigMeta;
 pub use config::ConfigNu;
 pub use config::ConfigReset;
+pub use config::ConfigUseColors;
 pub use export_env::ExportEnv;
 pub use load_env::LoadEnv;
 pub use source_env::SourceEnv;